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Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 3 of 3

"… with decorative trimmings and a knife pleated knee length skirt front; Anne F. Wilson's red long sleeved early rayon dress featuring pieced art…"

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Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"Knees were huge braces shaped in a sort of L shape and placed so that the top was connected to the bottom of the above head deck while the other end…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1862

"… buildings on a roll of paper laid across his knees I found on examining his samples that they were remarkably correct and his only instrument was a…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 1 of 3

"The long, smooth hipped skirt with two knee level deep box pleats at front and back evoke the style."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 2 of 3

"… Little Hamm's tan chiffon dress, with an uneven knee-length hemline features a low-slung swag of brown velvet draped from one hip to the other, and…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 1 of 4

"… skirt with a single neat pleat falling below knee at one side. An easy fitting three-quarter sleeved unlined edge to edge jacket completes the…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"The label reads "FELIX, Portland;" A knee-length navy blue dress made of oversized nylon seersucker, with a square neck and ruched, button trimmed…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 3 of 3

"… covering jacket, with hip pockets, and a below knee, longer straight style skirt. Made of pale gray summer weight rayon, the other suit has a…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 3 of 4

"… of lightweight camel colored wool, it’s below knee length basque fits closely over a flat front skirt edged with a wide band of pleating."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"… all have fitted waists and are well below knee in length. Ida May Lane's speckled navy and pale blue dolman sleeve dress, with a long back zip and…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 3 of 4

"… of current fashions, as seen in a simple below knee rib rayon princess-line dress with a small blueberry-like spot print."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 2 of 3

"… closure with four sets of three buttons, and two knee level box pleats below a patch pocket, matching the pocket on the left chest."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Shipping

"On August 9, 1804, Knox noted “60 spruce knees bought of Mark Davis at 4/6 each for the sloop now building.” When Knox settled accounts with Edward…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3

"… a cream satin bodice attached to the just below knee length matching quilted skirt. The expertly dressmaker-made ensemble is labelled: "Martha…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"… fitted waist rayon dress with a just below knee length skirt features two small pockets suggesting it was made from existing pre-war fabric."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… digger must bend at the waist often in mud to the knees to dig through the tidal mud flats for clams."

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Acadian Archives

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… John Cowett, whose leg was badly broken below the knee, the bone being split and forced through the flesh. The wound was dressed by Drs."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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